Richardson: "...we have to put aside party and think of ourselves as Latinos, as Hispanics, more than we have in the past."

Lou Dobbs Tonight -- CNN -- March 21Richardson: As a Hispanic American I was particularly touched by his words.Richardson (In Spanish): Este un hombre que no centiende en los barres cetar. (Followed by cheers)Dobbs: Are each endorsement, are we going hear, as white Americans, as black Americans, as Hispanic Americans. I mean, is this going to be part of what is the group and identity party in this country?
Is that not -- is it -- just -- tell me, is there some sense that the Democratic Party is being overwhelmed by its own sense of group and identity politics here? [...]
If everyone continues this nonsense. Whether you're Jewish or Catholic or you're black or you're white or you're Hispanic, I mean, this is becoming an explosion from the center....WatchTranscript

San Francisco Chronicle sc New federal push to fire illegal aliensThe Bush administration unveiled a revised rule Friday threatening businesses with prosecution unless they fire employees identified in government records as possible illegal [aliens], offering a new explanation but virtually no change in content from the regulation that a San Francisco federal judge blocked in October...

Associated Press Official: L.A. athlete shooting suspect may be in U.S. illegallyLos Angeles -- Immigration officials say the suspected Los Angeles street gang member charged in the shooting death of a high school football star may have been in the country illegally. -- U.S. ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice said Saturday her agency has filed an immigration hold against Pedro Espinoza.

Associated Press DHS tries again on controversial Social Security matching programThe Homeland Security Department on Friday offered a lengthy defense of its proposed program that would force employers to fire workers whose names don't match their Social Security numbers, and said it would try again to have the rules enacted into law...

Tacoma Tribune South Korean man gets prison for smuggling illegalsSeattle -- A South Korean national has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a human-trafficking ring. -- The ring forced some women into the sex trade to pay off their debts. -- According to documents filed in U.S. District Court, Junk Won Hwang helped smuggle as many as 20 people a month into the United States from Canada.

KTAR -- Phoenix Suspect identified in kidnapping of girl, 13... The suspect was identified as Jose Peiro-Rojo. Peiro-Rojo also goes by the street names "Robert" and "Greedy." -- The Phoenix Police department said it believes Peiro-Rojo maybe attempting to flee to Mexico and should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is urged to call 911... [More "family values"]

Lodi (Calif.) Sentinel Lodi man beaten to death (possible illegal alien involved)A Lodi man was beaten to death in a Downtown parking lot early Friday, and police soon arrested a male suspect three blocks away. -- Officers were first called at 2:05 a.m. to a fight at Sacramento and Elm streets, and the fight had apparently moved to a public parking lot west of Sacramento Street...

Arizona Republic Migrant laws protested with crucifixion marchA group of community activists marched through downtown Phoenix, using Good Friday to spread a message of their own. -- The demonstration, called the "Via Crucis," or "Way of the Cross," was a re-enactment of Jesus' journey to death on the cross from the perspective of the immigrant, whose plight carries him through the streets of Phoenix...

Brenda Walker -- VDare.com Study: Mexican immigrants a dragTwo scholars affiliated with the Russell Sage Foundation have re-examined some earlier data to reach a familiar conclusion about the failure of Mexican immigrants to assimilate fully, although the title reveals an agenda...

Arizona Daily Star -- Tucson Border Patrol steps up action on illegal aliensThe U.S. Border Patrol has brought in 200 additional agents and is offering flights home to Mexico City for illegal [aliens] selected for prosecution as part of a new effort. -- The multifaceted strategy called "Operation Arizona Denial" has the mantra of "breaking the smuggling cycle."

KNXV-TV -- Phoenix Man sentenced in Phoenix identity theft caseA suspected illegal [alien] was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on Thursday for attempted trafficking in the identity of another and illegal control of an enterprise. -- Duany J. Zaldivar Enamorado, from Honduras, will also serve five years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution of $640...

YNet News US to help Egypt prevent smuggling on Gaza borderAmerican officials have agreed to a $23 million aid package from which most will go towards purchasing technology to prevent the fence from being perforated and for locating underground smuggling conduits, according to information received in the Israeli political circuit...